TEDxYouth

07/13/2022

TED returned to a live stage again this spring in Vancouver, BC (April 10-14, 2022). The conference theme was "A New Era" and there were some pretty amazing talks and ideas.

In case you missed it, here is the speaker list page.
https://ted2022.ted.com/speakers

Some of the talks have been published and are viewable via the small link under the speaker photo which says "Watch talk". Enjoy.

07/13/2022

Two of our Cape Elizabeth High School students were selected to speak about their solar-based, renewable energy lawn care business, Solar Mow, at the April 2022 TEDxYouth@CEHS event.

Dimitri and Philip Coupe (rising seniors) have since been interviewed for a front-page article in the Portland Press Herald newspaper (July 5, 2022).
https://www.pressherald.com/2022/07/05/sons-powered-solar-electric-lawn-care-business-is-cutting-edge/

They also were featured on New Center Maine's nightly news magazine show "207" on July 12, 2022.
https://bit.ly/3aDqV34

Three years ago, Dimitri and Philip Coupe launched an all-electric lawn care business called Solar Mow. Today they're up to 30 customers and continue to grow.

07/13/2022

In April (2022) we produced our 5th TEDxYouth@CEHS event at Cape Elizabeth High School. It's been quite a ride. The Pandemic dashed our hopes in 2020 so we were thrilled to have a live show this past spring. The following links will take you to our official TED pages where there are additional links on the left side of the page to all of the talks and photos from each program. Enjoy!

2012
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/5949

2014
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/12494

2016
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/19499

2018
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/29903

2022
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/38114

04/08/2022

Hey folks! Here’s the schedule for all of today’s festivities.

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04/08/2022

Last, but definitely not least, we have speaker Alex Depke!

Depke is a Cape Elizabeth alum who’s the manager at Big Sky Bread, just over the bridge in Portland. He has reached over a year of sobriety and is finishing up his degree at USM.

Want to hear his story? Tune in to or attend the TEDxYouth event taking place at Cape Elizabeth High School TOMORROW.

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04/07/2022

Next up for session 3 is speaker Jess Shaps!

Shaps was a ballerina until the age of 18, when injury and pressures on mental wellness overwhelmed her. But, she overcame her struggles and eventually returned to the world of dance and learned what it meant to be an artist.

Interested in hearing her story? Tune in to or attend the TEDxYouth event taking place at Cape Elizabeth High School TOMORROW.

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04/07/2022

Our next speaker for session 3 tomorrow is Sammy Potter!

Potter completed the Calendar Year Triple Crown in under a year - a total of nearly 8,000 miles of rugged terrain. He is currently attending Stanford in California but is originally from Maine.

Interested in hearing his story? Tune in to or attend the TEDxYouth event taking place at Cape Elizabeth High School TOMORROW.

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04/07/2022

Introducing our first speaker of session 3, Maya Williams!

Williams (ey/they/she) is a Black multiracial nonbinary su***de survivor and is currently the seventh poet laureate of Portland, Maine. Ey has spoken at numerous venues across the nation.

Interested in hearing their story? Tune in to or attend the TEDxYouth event taking place at Cape Elizabeth High School TOMORROW.

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04/07/2022

Contain your excitement, folks, because our next student speaker for Friday is Otto Cook-Sharp!

Not only will Otto be speaking about his unicycle, but performing on it as well.

Wanting to listen/watch his performance? Tune in to or attend the TEDxYouth Event @ CEHS this Friday, April 8th.

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04/06/2022

Put your hands together for our next speaker, Thomas Judge!

Thomas is the founding Executive Director of LifeFlight of Maine/LifeFlight Foundation - a non-profit hospital consortium critical care system.

Interested in learning more? Tune in to or attend the TEDxYouth @ CEHS event THIS Friday, April 8th!

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04/06/2022

Introducing our next guest, Whitney Legge!

Legge is a documentary filmmaker, and her impactful films have been screened both nationally and internationally.

Interested in learning more about her work? Tune in or attend the TEDxYouth event this coming Friday at Cape Elizabeth High School.

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04/05/2022

Our next speaker for this Friday, April 8th is Mitch Sturgeon!

Mitch is a disability advocate and writer living in South Portland.

Want to hear his story? Tune in to or attend the TEDxYouth @ CEHS event this Friday.

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